Xbox · Board-level · Hialeah & Miami Lakes, FL

Xbox HDMI port replacement

The console starts up normally and the TV insists there's nothing there. That's the HDMI port, and it's the single most common thing we see on Xbox.

Series X, Series S and Xbox OnePads rebuilt if tornTested on a 4K TV Most repairs same day

It goes when the cable gets knocked or trodden on while it's plugged in. The connector shifts and lifts off its solder pads, and because it's soldered to the board there's no plug-in replacement.

What's involved

Why this needs a microscope

The port sits on pads roughly the width of a hair. Getting the damaged one off without lifting those pads is the whole job — anyone can melt a connector off, but doing it without wrecking what's underneath takes a hot-air station and a lot of practice.

If pads have already torn, they get rebuilt before the new port goes on. That's the step that separates a repair that lasts from one that fails in a month.

Is this yours?

You've probably got a torn port if…

  • The console clearly boots but the TV says no signal
  • You only get a picture holding the cable at an angle
  • The connector looks bent, loose, or pushed into the case
  • The signal drops out mid-game and comes back
Straight answers

What people want to know

Is a Series S harder than a Series X?

A bit more fiddly to get into because everything's packed tighter, but it's the same repair and the same price bracket.

Could it be my TV or the cable?

It can be, and we'd rather find that out than take your money. Try another cable and another input first — if it's still dead, bring it down.

How long will you have it?

Same day, usually. An HDMI port is basic soldering for us — it is the dead-board jobs that take a few days, not this.

Also on Xbox

Other Xbox work

No picture?

$45 diagnostic — credited to the repair, and we'll tell you straight if it's the console rather than the port.

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